Improvement in seed-planters



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R.- & W. L. GrEBBY.r

Seed-Planten Patented Feb l2, 1856 f NFETERS. PHoTo-UTMOGRAPMER.WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STl-TTESA PATENT OFFICE.

R. GEBBY AND W. L. GEBBY, OF NEW HIGHLAND, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEED-PLAN'TERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 14,235, dated February12, 1856.

.To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ROBERT GEBBY andWILLIAM L. GEBBY, ot` New Richland, in the county ot' Logan and State ofOhio, have invented and made certain new and useful Inlprovements inCorn and Seed Planters; and we do hereby declare that thetollowing is afull, clear, and exactdescription of the manner of l constructing thesame andthe operation thereol', reference being had t0 the accompanyingdrawings, making a partot this specih'cation, in which- Figure l is aperspective drawing of the machine complete. Fig. 2 is end verticalelevation, showing the hoppers and their arrangement and attachment tothe crossrail or hopper-beam'7 with the actuating hand-lever con, nectedto the hopper-beam, with the valverods and feed-fountain, and also showsa vertical fragmental view ofthe handles orhelves and theactuating-leverdevice.

To enable others to bc skilled in the construction, use, and applicationot' our improvements, we will describethem as follows, the nature andprinciple of which consist in forming a cornplanter or seeding-machineso as to be moved by animal-power and-attended by manual agency, as inthe ordinaryT way, but at the same time so operated that the planting ofseed or grain may be so governed that there can be no liability to anyomission or failure to deposit at a given regular interval twp hillssimultaneously by the operator actuating one common hand-lever device,and in the act ot' so doing the pressing of the required number ot'grain into their respective places of deposit and the covering andpacking of the earth thereon at one operation and dnringthe motion ofthe machine.

The construction of our machine is as follows: We take two shovelsformed with socketshanks, so as' to slip onto ends of proper standards,as at a a I) b b b, to which standards are attached in proper place, bytenon and mortise, longitudinal horizontallyarranged forward beams ofsuitable length,similar in form and construction to c c c c c c, Fig. 1.Next is a transverse or cross-tie rail, d d d, connected by tenons withthe forward end ot' the beams c c c c, and in connection with thistie-rail is another rail, ec e, halved onto the ends of the under sideof the beams c c and bowed or bent,

as shown atf. Next a bottom connection-rail,

g g g, is attached to the standard by tenons and mortises a shortdistance from the shovel end or butt, and from the top ends of' thestandards, by mortise and tenon, an upper cross or tie rail, h hh h. 4This superstructure part beingf'ormed, next is employed a horizontal draftbeam, ft' t' t', of required shape, dimensions, and length,andthisis attached longitudinally by being halved onto the cross-tie railsd d d and connection-rail g g, and supported and counterbraced by thecurved rail c e cf. lhe draft-beam i is stayed or braced by a rod orstiftening-bar,j j j j j j, bentaronnd the end of the beam, forming aclevis or hitchin'gplace, and kept fast by staples m. The ends of thisrod are formed with eyes or holes, and pinned or bolted onto the sidesof the beams c c c c, as at 7c k. The beams c c c c are also braced orstayed by rods a u, screwed into the standards b b. Next are employedhandles or helves 0 0 0 o 0, curved or bowed and bolted onto the innerside of the cross-rails d d d d and screwed or bolted onto the underside of the top or upper cross-tie rail, h h h la. Next is employed ahand-lever device, pp q q, having an axle-bar, r r r, with pivot orjournal ends formed and fitted into the handles or hel ves o 0 o o. Tothecenterot the axle-bar i' r i" is mortised an extension ortrigger-piecedevice, s s, and upon the end of which rests the ends oftwo levers, t t t t, working on centers or l'ulcrums at u u, Figs. l, 2.These fulcrums are pins or bolts passing horizontally through the topcrossrail, h h h 7L. In the center, to the under side of this cross-railh h, is attached a spur-piece, o n e, to which is at'lixedA a datflexible strip of metal orspring device, w w, and to the unconfined endot' which islinked vertically a`short wire, fr, which is attached to asmall hook or catch, y y, formed ofla small strip of thin metal, and inshape as shown in Fig. 4. rlhis hook orcatch rests on the top ot' theleverrods t t t t. These horizontally-arranged lever-rods have theiroutward ends mortised through, into which mortises are titted'vertical-'sliding strips z z z z. The mortises are large enough to admitofthe sliding strips or valve-rods to work or play sufficiently, so asto maintain a uniform verticalposition. These sliding strips orvalve-rods z z z'z rest on the back part of the standards b b b b, andare inserted in grooves or guide-places formed by two sections of wood,X x, screwed to the stand- 2 idf-235 ards, and which also serve to formthe back part of the hoppers or seed-fountain. About half the length ot'these sliding strips or valverods arc grooves or gutters, into whichwork neatly adjustable graduating feeding valve sticks orpistons *,theirupperends being formed with an oblongvertical slot, into which is tixedan adjusting tightening-screw, thus forming a compound or doublegraduating feeding-valve rod device. Through the lower ends of thesliding rods z z z z -are formed oblique or sloping openings 5,communicating into a seeding orgrain-snpplychamber formed partly bylrollowing out or grooving the lower ends of the standards, as at 7 7,Fig. 2,and partly by a piece of tin or thin metal or wood, formed andshown as at 8 S, and screwed up closely against the ends ofthestandards. rlhe lower edge of this piece of tin has a pointed orlozcnge-like formation, intended to spread or scatter the grain or seedin its passage out of the hopper, so as not to fall in one pile or heap,but instead to be slightly scattered with the hill or place of deposit.rlhis formation is shown at9,Fig.2. Theseseveraldevicesbeing complete,next the seed-hopper or grain-fountain may be formed of any suitablewood or metal and attached to the standard by being screwed or nailedonto the standards, and thus forming thefountains or hoppers A A AA,Figs. 1, 2. These fountains may be provided with falling orhinged tops BB, with suitable fastenings. These several parts being completed, nextis formed and arranged to the shovels a c, fenderplates or skimmcrs C C,which may be screwed or bolted onto the front part of the shovels. Tothese fender-plates are attached, by hinges or in any equivalent manner,adjustable flap plates or packers D D, to which are connected adjustinglifting-rods E E, Figs. 1, 2. These rods are linked or hooked to thepackers, and at the handle part formed with pins, or hooks, or teeth H,and this handle partGris intended to hook or catch into the staple oreye I, inserted in the back part ofthe hopper. The draftbeam it' i t',toward itsforwardend,basa longitudinal mortise, form ed wider underneaththan at upper side, as indicated by the dots. Into this mortise isinserted a support guide-run ner, 1() 1() 10, and is conned on ahorizontal axis or fulcrum, 1l. At about one-third of the length of thisguide-runner is formed a hole, into which is inserted a curved rod towork similar to a joint, as at 12 12 12, Fig. 1.

rlhe operation ot' the seeder is as follows: The corn to be planted isput into the seedinghoppers A A A A, and as the machine advances, theoperator at given intervals presses down with his hand the bar 1) pofthe halidlever, and in doing this the trigger device s s pressesupward, and in so doing operates the levers t t tt, which actuate thesliding strips z z z z, which being formed with the feed vents oropenings 5, and in the act of being depressed carries down with them intheir course, the required number of grains or kernels of corn,

and also in doing this presses down the grain or seed into the hill orplace of deposit, and this being done, the hand is instantly taken oft'the pedal, when the slidingstrips or valve-rods z zz z rise up in theiroriginal position, and in doing this the vent or feed-escape 5 is againopened, and in the act of opening the required number or quantity ofgrain enter the vent preparatory to the being dropped in the next hillpreceding the last deposit. From this peculiar arrangement of feed ventor escape, the egress-place can never be surcharged or choked up, forthe little stirrer or spur pin 14, attached toward the end ol' thepiston or valve rod, in moving up and down, efectually loosens thesupply of grain and prevents any choking or clogging. In the progress ofthe machine as it passes along the lurrow formed by the shovel a a., andowing to the oval-shaped surface thereof, the loose earth or soil fallscompletely over the deposited grain, and is continuously packed downclosely, and owing to the bowed or concave shape ofthe tlap the soil isformed in a ridge-like manner, and thus the deposited grain is enabledto take deep root, and is attended with the leastliability to be beatenout of its bed, but kept securely sustained in the soil.

1t will be perceived that the ap can be elevated or depressed by aidofthe adj usting-rod E, and through this rod more or less pressure maybe given the soil, as occasion may require. This tlap may be made heavy,it' desired, so that its overweight may tend to press the soil compactly.

The runner-guide is also adjustable through the intervention of thegraduating-rod 12 12 12, so as to elevate or depress, when required, inturning up the furrow, and by which means the furrow also can be madedeeperor shallow. l Deeming it unnecessary to enter more into detailupon the construction or utility and merits of our invention, as thefarmers or agriculturists will decide respecting its value as animplement the best adapted to their purposes; and having described thenature and construction of our corn and seed planter, what we claim asnew and original with ourselves, aud desire to have secured by LettersPatent of the United States, is as follows:

l. Constructing a corn-planter with a compound or double graduatingfeeding-valve-rod devicez havingastirrer pin or spur, 14., and combinedin operation with the actriating-lever device 11 p q q rr, formed withthe trigger s s, and spurt c, and spring, hook, or catch device fw w xyy, constructed and used substantially in the manner described.

2. The skimmer-fender C C, formed with a hinged flap or pressure plate DD and adjusting-rod E F G H, as described.

ROBT. GEBBY. WILLIAM L. GEBBY. Vitnesses:

J AMES T. TrMMs, JOHN S. HOLLINGSHEAD.

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